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| Global Score | |
| 73.7 | 75.8 |
| Basic Information | |
| Huawei | Samsung |
| Android 8.1 Oreo | -- |
| 2018-08-18 | 2017-01-13 |
| 6.20 x 2.96 x 0.30 inches | 6.17 x 3.06 x 0.31 inches |
| 5.96 ounces | 6.56 ounces |
| 16 777 216 | Black sky, Blue mist, Gold sand and Peach cloud |
| Glass and Metal | Aluminum and Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 4) |
| -- | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.3 inches | 5.7 inches |
| 2340 x 1080 pixels | 1920 x 1080 pixels (Full HD) |
| IPS LCD | Super AMOLED |
| 409 pixels per inch | 386 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.1 | 7.9 |
| Performance | |
| HiSilicon Kirin 710 chipset | Samsung Exynos 7 Octa 7880 chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A73 and ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 12 nm (Octa-Core 2200 MHz) processor | ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 14 nm (Octa-Core 1900 MHz) processor |
| 4 GB RAM | 3 GB RAM |
| Mali-G51 MP4 GPU | Mali-T830 MP3 GPU |
| 9.18 | 9 |
| Storage | |
| 128 GB internal memory | 32 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 256 GB) external memory slot | microSDXC (up to 256 GB) external memory slot |
| 13.18 | 8.88 |
| Camera | |
| 16.00 MP + 24.00 MP | 16.00 MP + 16.00 MP |
| f/2.20 aperture | f/1.90 aperture |
| 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution | 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution |
| 9.13 | 9.24 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| -- | Mobile Hotspot |
| -- | LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G) and HSPA |
| Nano SIM | Nano SIM, Dual SIM |
| 2.4 | 6.1 |
| Battery Life | |
| 3340mAh Nano SIM Battery | 3600mAh Li - Ion Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 5.28 | 5.6 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.2 | Bluetooth 4.2 |
| GPS | GPS |
| -- | NFC |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
| FM Radio | FM Radio |
Comparison review
Galaxy A7 (2017) has an overall score of 75.8, which is just a bit better than the Huawei nova 3i's general score of 73.7. Even being the best in this review, the Galaxy A7 (2017) body is older, a little bit thicker and just a bit heavier than the Huawei nova 3i. Huawei nova 3i has a bit better looking display than Galaxy A7 (2017), because it has a quite bigger display, a slightly better 1080 x 2340 resolution and a just a bit more pixels per inch in the screen.
The Huawei nova 3i features a little bit better hardware performance than Galaxy A7 (2017), and although they both have the same number of cores, the Huawei nova 3i also has 1 GB more RAM memory. The Huawei nova 3i has a much bigger storage capacity to install games and applications than Galaxy A7 (2017), and although they both have a SD memory slot that admits a maximum of 256 GB, the Huawei nova 3i also has more internal memory.
The Galaxy A7 (2017) shoots clearer pictures and videos than Huawei nova 3i, and although they both have the same 1920x1080 (Full HD) video definition, the same video frame rate and a back facing camera with a 16 MP resolution, the Galaxy A7 (2017) also has a larger camera aperture to take better low-light images and videos.
The Galaxy A7 (2017) features a little longer battery performance than Huawei nova 3i, because it has a 3600mAh battery size.
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